So for the past month or
so I’ve been wanting to do a field day with my kids at the school. They do a
soccer tournament, but that’s about it, and I wanted to share with them all the
games that I loved playing as a kid during field day in elementary school
(which was always one of my favorite days of the year).
This blog is more of a
photo collection of all the fun I hope my kids had during field day. It was
kind of crazy trying to control about a 150 of them alone without any Mozambican
adult supervision, but I managed okay with the help of my emergency blow horn
which made the games feel more official and definitely got people’s attention
(next time I plan on using my rape whistle, which I totally forgot I had till
just now…oops!). I had a great time laughing and so did the students, which is
something we all at the school have needed desperately after such a horrific
month.
I hope you get a chance to enjoy these pictures of field day!
FIELD DAY
PHOTOS
Kids looking up their names on the Game
Schedule: I made these funny cartoon drawings
for all the games and put them on a hand made poster with a schedule of which
kid would be playing each game against which grades and classes.
My students: gathered for the start of field
day at the steps leading down to the soccer field.
Saltine challenge: Whoever can
finish the whole packet of saltines wins.
Bajea na Linha: A game where you tie a bajea (bean
cake) on a cord. One person holds the cord and the other person has to eat it
blindfolded and without using their hands.
Wheelbarrow Race:
Three-Legged Race:
Egg Toss:
Using balloons filled with water so as
not to waste food. Here, it’s a seriously horrifying thing to say you are going
to waste food on purpose. Period. If you ever thought playing with food in the
States was bad especially when your mom reminded you of all the starving
children in Africa…it’s for real, and definitely a reality for many of the
people who live in this town and most of Mozambique.
Sack Race:
Egg and Spoon Race:
4 Person Relay:
Capture the Flag:
And my all time favorite: Tug-of-War: Haven’t laughed as hard in so long!
If anyone has any
suggestions for more games I can play with my kids during field day or just
whenever, would love them.
Thanks for taking a look
into one of my better days here.
Love you all back home and
missing you dearly!
- Saranya
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